SDET Test Engineer at Procept Associates Professional Services Limited

Job Description

You are responsible for the following:

• Collaborate closely with developers, QA analysts, product owners, and other stakeholders to understand requirements, design, and user stories.
• Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable test automation frameworks and tools using industry-standard technologies and programming languages (e.g., Selenium, Appium, JUnit, TestNG, Python, Java, JavaScript).
• Identify test cases suitable for automation across various testing levels (unit, integration, system, acceptance).
• Develop and execute automated test scripts for functional, regression, performance, and security testing.
• Integrate automated tests into the Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline to enable continuous testing and faster feedback loops.
• Analyze test results, identify defects, and work collaboratively with development teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues, including participating in debugging efforts.
• Ensure proper defect management by logging, tracking and driving resolution of issues using tools such as Jira, Confluence and HP ALM Octane
• Contribute to improving the testability of the software by providing feedback on design and code.
• Develop and maintain test data management strategies and solutions.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to testing best practices.
• Design and implement performance and load tests to ensure system scalability and stability.
• Implement security testing best practices and integrate security testing into the automation framework.
• Contribute to the definition and evolution of QA standards, processes, and automation guidelines.
• Mentor and guide other QA team members on automation best practices.
• Research and evaluate new testing tools and technologies to improve testing efficiency and effectiveness.

Qualifications and Experience

• A Higher National Diploma (HND) or Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3–7 years’ relevant work experience in software testing or quality engineering.
• Prior experience within ICT, telecommunications, fintech, banking, or related industries is preferred.

Technical Competencies

• Strong programming skills in languages such as Java or JavaScript (with a preference for Java-based environments).
• Proven experience in test automation, with hands-on use of tools such as Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright.
• Proficiency in version control systems, particularly Git.
• Solid debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of databases and SQL.

Additional Advantage

• Experience in security testing.
• Experience in performance testing.